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UltraPoll - Saskatchewan
Edition
Voter Intention Numbers and Leader
Favourability Ratings
1st August 2018
METHODOLOGY ABOUT MAINSTREET
The analysis in this report is based on the Differentiated by its large sample sizes,
result of a survey conducted between July Mainstreet Research has provided accurate
15th and 17th, 2018 among a sample of 776 snapshots of public opinion, having predicted
adults, 18 years of age or older, living in a majority NDP government in Alberta, and
Saskatchewan. The survey was conducted was the only polling firm to correctly predict
using automated telephone interviews (Smart a Liberal majority government in the 2015
IVR). Respondents were interviews on both federal election. Mainstreet also accurately
landlines and cellular phones. predicted the Miami & New York City Mayoral
elections in November 2017, and the Alabama
The sampling frame was derived from both special election in 2017. Mainstreet Research is
a national telephone directory compiled by a member of the World Association for Public
Mainstreet Research from various sources Opinion Research and meets international and
and random digit dialing. The part of the Canadian publication standards.
survey that dialed from the directory was
conducted as a stratified dial of the following CONTACT INFORMATION
regions; Saskatoon, Regina, and the rest of In Toronto:
Saskatchewan. In the case of random digit Dr. Joseph Angolano, Vice President
dials, respondents were asked the additional joseph@mainstreetresearch.ca
question of what region of the province they
resided in. Find us online at:
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party.

The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.52%
and is accurate 19 times out of 20.

(full methodology appears at the end of this
report)
OVER HALF OF SASKATCHEWAN VOTERS WOULD VOTE FOR SASK PARTY IF
ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY

1 AUGUST 2018 (OTTAWA, ON) – The governing Saskatchewan Party have a
seventeen point lead over the opposition NDP powered by overwhelming support
in rural Saskatchewan.

Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration
of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 776 Saskatchewan residents between July
15th to 17th. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.52% and is accurate 19 times out
of 20.

“Saskatchewan right now faces a strong rural-urban divide along political lines”, said
Joseph Angolano, Vice President of Mainstreet Research. “The Sask Party do have
over 50% support and appear to have a commanding lead over the NDP, but that
support is being powered by and large by their 37% lead in rural Saskatchewan.”

“It is a different story when we look at Saskatoon and Regina”, continued Angolano.
“The NDP have a six point lead in Ryan Meili’s hometown of Saskatoon and the NDP
and the Sask Party are virtually tied in Regina.”

Among decided and leaning voters, the Sask Party have 52.1% support, while the
NDP with Ryan Meili as leader have 35.1%. The Liberals with Tara Jijian at the helm
have 5.6% while the Greens led by Shawn Setyo come in with 4%.

The survey also asked Saskatchewan residents if they had a favourable view of all
four party leaders.

“Premier Moe has a very strong net rating of +23.3% indicating that the Sask Party are
not suffering any ill effects after the retirement of Brad Wall”, continued Angolano.
“On the other hand, Ryan Meili has a net favourability rating of -6.7%, but these
numbers must be viewed in the context that over half of the respondents said they
were not familiar with Meili or were not sure.”

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For additional information or to arrange an interview, contact:
Joseph Angolano, 647-894-1552 - joseph@mainstreetresearch.ca
If a provincial election were held today, which party would you
All Voters vote for?

Saskatchewan Party NDP Liberal Green Another Party
Saskatchewan Party NDP Liberal Green Another Party
Undecided
If a provincial election were held today, which party would you
vote for?
(decided and leaning voters - geographic breakouts)

And which party are you leaning Do you have a favourable or
towards? (only asked of respondents unfavourable opinion of Shawn
who were undecided in previous Setyo?
question) Favourable opinion
Saskatchewan Party led by Scott Moe Unfavourable opinion
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Not sure
led by Ryan Meili Not familiar with Shawn Setyo
Saskatchewan Liberal Party led by
Tara Jijian What is your gender?
Green Party of Saskatchewan led by Male
Shawn Setyo Female
Another Party
Undecided What is your age group?
18 to 34 years of age
(order of the following four 35 to 49 years of age
responses were randomized) 50 to 64 years of age
Do you have a favourable or 65 years of age or older
unfavourable opinion of Scott Moe?
Favourable opinion
Unfavourable opinion
Not sure
Not familiar with Scott Moe
Methodology
The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted between July 15th, 2018
and July 17th, 2018, among a sample of 776 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in the
province of Saskatchewan. The survey was conducted using Interactive Voice Recording.
Respondents were interviews on both landlines and cellular phones. The survey is intended
to represent the voting population of Saskatchewan.

The survey was conducted by Mainstreet Research and has not been sponsored by any
third-party organization.

The sampling frame was derived from both a national telephone directory compiled by
Mainstreet Research from various sources and random digit dialing. The survey that dialed
from the directory was conducted as a stratified dial of Saskatoon, Regina, and the rest of
Saskatchewan. In the case of random digit dials, respondents were asked the additional
question of what region of the country they resided in. In each case, respondents were
dialed at random.

At least two attempts were made to complete an interview at every sampled telephone
number. In the case of the first survey, the calls were staggered over times of day and two
days to maximize the chances of making contact with a potential respondent. In the case
of random digit dials, respondents were asked the additional question of what region of the
province they resided in. In both cases, respondents were dialed at random.

The questionnaire used in this survey is available in this report and online at www.
mainstreetresearch.ca. Questions are asked as they appear in the release document. If
a question is asked of a subset of the sample a descriptive note is added in parenthesis
preceding the question.

The sample of the survey was weighted by population parameters from the Canada 2016
Census for adults 18 years of age or older in Canada. The population parameters used for
weighting are age, gender, and region.

The margin of error for the first poll is +/- 3.52% at the 95% confidence level. Margins of error
are higher in each subsample.

In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that the wording of questions and
practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of
opinion polls. Moreover, all sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of
error, including, but not limited to coverage error, and measurement error.